Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundsill

/ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ground-sill
IPA: /ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.

noun

The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.

Etymology

From Middle English groundselle, ground sille, equivalent to ground + sill.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: groundselle

Inflected Forms

groundsills (plural) grunsel (alternative) groundsel (alternative) groundsell (alternative)

Homonyms

groundsel

Questions

How do you pronounce groundsill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹaʊndsəl/.
What does groundsill mean?: A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
Where does groundsill come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce groundsill

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